Flush-tank feeder and cleaner.



PATENTED MAR. 3, 1903.

.0. c. EWING. FLUSH TANK FEEDER AND CLEANER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE ZI, 1902.

N0 MODEL.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES C. EWING, OF WELLSVILLE, OHIO.

FLUSH-TANK FEEDER AND CLEANER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 721,685, dated March 3, 1903.

Application filed June 21, 1902. Serial No. 112,584. (No model.)

To all whmn it may concern: v

Be it known that 1, CHARLES C. EWING, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Wellsville, in the county of Colum- 5 biana and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Flush- Tank Feeders and Cleaners, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to certain new and usefulimprovementsinflush-tankfeeders and cleaners, andhas for its object a device of this character which will prevent the well-known clogging of the pipes with foreign substances when the water is flushed.

To these ends the invention consists in providing the feed-pipe with a peculiarly-constructed nozzle which while not offering obstruction to the passage of the water will still preclude the pipe from clogging should any foreign substances pass therethrough. Further, I propose to encircle this feed-pipe with a chamber wherein the foreign substances may gather should the same not be able to enter the feed-pipe, this chamber havinga cock connected thereto whereby any foreign substances which may have gathered may be readily and quickly removed.

With the above and other objects, in view tion, combination,' and arrangement of parts, to be hereinafter more "fully described, and specifically pointed out in the claims.

In describing the invention in detail'reference is had to the accompanying drawing, forming a part of this specification, in which the figure represents a central vertical sectional View showing my invention. I

The feed-pipe is designated by the reference-numeral 1 and at its upper end is'exteriorly threaded to receive the collar 2, this collar-being threaded interiorly on both its ends and receives the nozzle3. This nozzle is of peculiar form," be'ingsubstantially conical in shape toward itsupper portion and having an opening 4 in the apex thereof. This opening may vary in size according to the desired number offiushes, which are periodically operated. By providing this nozzle with openings of varying diameters this may be readily obtained, as will be obvious.

the invention consists in the novel construe- Encircling the feed-pipe l is a tube orpipe 5, which at its upper end is exteriorly threaded and receives a coupling 6 to be attached to the tank, whichv coupling is well known in the art. At its lower end this tube 5 is eXteriorly threaded and receives the elbow 7, to the lower end ofwhich is threaded the cock 8. This elbow is further provided with a depending leg 8, interiorly threaded, and receives the threaded plug 9. The feed-pipe 1 is centrally-within the tube 5, and a chamber is formed between the two, the feed-pipe being exteriorly threaded at its lower end and received Within the plug 9, the latter being interiorly threaded for that purpose. I

Of course it will be understood that the lower end of the feed-pipe l is connected in the usual manner to a bowl. (Not shown in the drawing.)

Any form of cock may be used, as the same is merely used to draw off or drain any mud or extraneous substances which may have gathered within the chamber previously mentioned. It will further be. noted that the plug 9 serves to close the end or bottom wall of the chamber, and the samemay be removed for the purpose of cleansing the interior of the chamber, though for all practical purposes I find that the extraneous substances may be readily removed by the use of the cock previously mentioned.

In operation it will be noted that the downcoming water upon striking the' nozzle will enter said nozzlethrough the aperture therein, this aperture being ofless diameter than the interior of the feed-pipe in order that if any foreign substancesshould be of sufficient size to pass through the aperture the same upon entering the feed-pipe will naturally flow freely therethrough by reason of their size. This will permit ofan' unreta'rded flow of water through the feed-pipe,- and it will further be notedv that any. substances which might strike the tapering nozzlewill'be deflected by its sides downwardly and seat within the chamber, where they may be readily removed in the manner previously described.

While I have illustrated the most practical embodiment of my invention, still it will be noted that various changes and alterations maybe made in the details of construction and combination of parts without departing from the general spirit of my invention.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A device of the type set forth consisting in combination with the feed-pipe, a nozzle atthe upper end of said feed-pipe provided with an aperture of less size than said feed-pipe, an elbow carrying said feed-pipe with a tube surrounding the feed-pipe and secured to said elbow and forming a space between the elbow and feed-pipe,and a cock carried by the elbow, substantially as described.

2. A device of the type set forth, consisting of a feed-pipe carrying a nozzle and a tube surrounding the feed-pipe and forming a chamber between itself and the feed-pipe, a

haust communicating with said means, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES C. EWING. \Vitnesses:

WALLACE L. Foeo, CHARLES R. MoGREGoR. 

